# kapu
## English
### Etymology

From Hawaiian kapu, from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of taboo.

### Noun

kapu (plural kapu or kapus)
* Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
** 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 43:The operation of taboos – or kapu – kept society ordered, quite cruelly on occasion.

### Anagrams

* Kaup, puka

## 'Are'are
### Noun

kapu
* cup

### References

* Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑpu/, [ˈkɑ̝pu]
* Rhymes: -ɑpu
* Hyphenation: ka‧pu

### Etymology 1

Clipping of kapteeni +‎ -u

#### Noun

kapu (colloquial)
* captain (such as a captain of a ship)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kapu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapuni
kapuni
accusative
nom.
kapuni
kapuni
gen.
kapuni
genitive
kapuni
kapujeni
partitive
kapuani
kapujani
inessive
kapussani
kapuissani
elative
kapustani
kapuistani
illative
kapuuni
kapuihini
adessive
kapullani
kapuillani
ablative
kapultani
kapuiltani
allative
kapulleni
kapuilleni
essive
kapunani
kapuinani
translative
kapukseni
kapuikseni
abessive
kaputtani
kapuittani
instructive
comitative
—kapuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapusi
kapusi
accusative
nom.
kapusi
kapusi
gen.
kapusi
genitive
kapusi
kapujesi
partitive
kapuasi
kapujasi
inessive
kapussasi
kapuissasi
elative
kapustasi
kapuistasi
illative
kapuusi
kapuihisi
adessive
kapullasi
kapuillasi
ablative
kapultasi
kapuiltasi
allative
kapullesi
kapuillesi
essive
kapunasi
kapuinasi
translative
kapuksesi
kapuiksesi
abessive
kaputtasi
kapuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kapuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapumme
kapumme
accusative
nom.
kapumme
kapumme
gen.
kapumme
genitive
kapumme
kapujemme
partitive
kapuamme
kapujamme
inessive
kapussamme
kapuissamme
elative
kapustamme
kapuistamme
illative
kapuumme
kapuihimme
adessive
kapullamme
kapuillamme
ablative
kapultamme
kapuiltamme
allative
kapullemme
kapuillemme
essive
kapunamme
kapuinamme
translative
kapuksemme
kapuiksemme
abessive
kaputtamme
kapuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kapuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapunne
kapunne
accusative
nom.
kapunne
kapunne
gen.
kapunne
genitive
kapunne
kapujenne
partitive
kapuanne
kapujanne
inessive
kapussanne
kapuissanne
elative
kapustanne
kapuistanne
illative
kapuunne
kapuihinne
adessive
kapullanne
kapuillanne
ablative
kapultanne
kapuiltanne
allative
kapullenne
kapuillenne
essive
kapunanne
kapuinanne
translative
kapuksenne
kapuiksenne
abessive
kaputtanne
kapuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kapuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapunsa
kapunsa
accusative
nom.
kapunsa
kapunsa
gen.
kapunsa
genitive
kapunsa
kapujensa
partitive
kapuaan kapuansa
kapujaan kapujansa
inessive
kapussaan kapussansa
kapuissaan kapuissansa
elative
kapustaan kapustansa
kapuistaan kapuistansa
illative
kapuunsa
kapuihinsa
adessive
kapullaan kapullansa
kapuillaan kapuillansa
ablative
kapultaan kapultansa
kapuiltaan kapuiltansa
allative
kapulleen kapullensa
kapuilleen kapuillensa
essive
kapunaan kapunansa
kapuinaan kapuinansa
translative
kapukseen kapuksensa
kapuikseen kapuiksensa
abessive
kaputtaan kaputtansa
kapuittaan kapuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kapuineen kapuinensa :

##### Synonyms

* kapteeni

### Etymology 2

Possibly from dialectal Swedish kabb, but compare also kapista and kapula.

#### Noun

kapu (dialectal, Tavastia, Ostrobothnia, Kymenlaakso, Central Finland)
* (wooden) pin

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kapu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapuni
kapuni
accusative
nom.
kapuni
kapuni
gen.
kapuni
genitive
kapuni
kapujeni
partitive
kapuani
kapujani
inessive
kavussani
kavuissani
elative
kavustani
kavuistani
illative
kapuuni
kapuihini
adessive
kavullani
kavuillani
ablative
kavultani
kavuiltani
allative
kavulleni
kavuilleni
essive
kapunani
kapuinani
translative
kavukseni
kavuikseni
abessive
kavuttani
kavuittani
instructive
comitative
—kapuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapusi
kapusi
accusative
nom.
kapusi
kapusi
gen.
kapusi
genitive
kapusi
kapujesi
partitive
kapuasi
kapujasi
inessive
kavussasi
kavuissasi
elative
kavustasi
kavuistasi
illative
kapuusi
kapuihisi
adessive
kavullasi
kavuillasi
ablative
kavultasi
kavuiltasi
allative
kavullesi
kavuillesi
essive
kapunasi
kapuinasi
translative
kavuksesi
kavuiksesi
abessive
kavuttasi
kavuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kapuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapumme
kapumme
accusative
nom.
kapumme
kapumme
gen.
kapumme
genitive
kapumme
kapujemme
partitive
kapuamme
kapujamme
inessive
kavussamme
kavuissamme
elative
kavustamme
kavuistamme
illative
kapuumme
kapuihimme
adessive
kavullamme
kavuillamme
ablative
kavultamme
kavuiltamme
allative
kavullemme
kavuillemme
essive
kapunamme
kapuinamme
translative
kavuksemme
kavuiksemme
abessive
kavuttamme
kavuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kapuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapunne
kapunne
accusative
nom.
kapunne
kapunne
gen.
kapunne
genitive
kapunne
kapujenne
partitive
kapuanne
kapujanne
inessive
kavussanne
kavuissanne
elative
kavustanne
kavuistanne
illative
kapuunne
kapuihinne
adessive
kavullanne
kavuillanne
ablative
kavultanne
kavuiltanne
allative
kavullenne
kavuillenne
essive
kapunanne
kapuinanne
translative
kavuksenne
kavuiksenne
abessive
kavuttanne
kavuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kapuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kapunsa
kapunsa
accusative
nom.
kapunsa
kapunsa
gen.
kapunsa
genitive
kapunsa
kapujensa
partitive
kapuaan kapuansa
kapujaan kapujansa
inessive
kavussaan kavussansa
kavuissaan kavuissansa
elative
kavustaan kavustansa
kavuistaan kavuistansa
illative
kapuunsa
kapuihinsa
adessive
kavullaan kavullansa
kavuillaan kavuillansa
ablative
kavultaan kavultansa
kavuiltaan kavuiltansa
allative
kavulleen kavullensa
kavuilleen kavuillensa
essive
kapunaan kapunansa
kapuinaan kapuinansa
translative
kavukseen kavuksensa
kavuikseen kavuiksensa
abessive
kavuttaan kavuttansa
kavuittaan kavuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kapuineen kapuinensa :

### Anagrams

* paku

## Gagauz
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish قَاپُو (qapu), from Proto-Turkic *kap-ïg, a Proto-Turkic *kap-. The irregular preservation of the final /u/ is unexplained. By surface analysis, kapa- +‎ -u. Compare Turkish kapı, Azerbaijani qapı.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑˈpu/
* Hyphenation: ka‧pu

### Noun

kapu (definite accusative kapuyu, plural kapular)
* door, gate
    aç kapuyu!open the door

#### Derived terms

* kapucu

#### Related terms

* kap
* kapak
* kapalı
* kapamaa
* kapan
* kapıcı

### Further reading

* Mavrodi M. F., editor (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 1-4, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 46
* Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 92

## Hawaiian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Cognate with Maori tapu.

#### Noun

kapu
* taboo, prohibition
* something sacred or holy, and thus prohibited or forbidden to most

##### Descendants

* → English: kapu

#### Verb

kapu
* (stative) to be prohibited; to be consecrated, to be holy

##### Derived terms

* hoʻokapu: to make something taboo; to consecrate, to make holy

### Etymology 2

Borrowing from English tub.

#### Noun

kapu
* a tub

### Etymology 3

Borrowing from English cap.

#### Noun

kapu
* a cap

##### Derived terms

* pāpale kapu (“cap”, literally “cap hat”)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From a Turkic language, compare Old Turkic kapug, Ottoman Turkish قاپو (kapu, “gate”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɒpu]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ka‧pu
* Rhymes: -pu

### Noun

kapu (plural kapuk)
* gate, entrance, (street) door
* (sports) goal

#### Derived terms

* kapus
* gyomorkapu
* kapudrog
* kaputelefon
* kiskapu
* májkapu
* ügyfélkapu
* bámul, mint borjú az új kapura
* nyitott kapukat dönget

### Further reading

* kapu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Japanese
### Romanization

kapu
* Rōmaji transcription of カプ

## Kari'na
### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kapu; compare Apalaí kapu, Trió kapu, Wayana kapu, Ye'kwana kaju, Waiwai ka', Akawaio ka', Macushi ka', Pemon ka', Yao (South America) capou.

### Pronunciation

* (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA: [kaːpu]
* (East Suriname) IPA: [kaʔpu]

### Noun

kapu (possessed kapuru)
* sky
* heaven, mythological residence of God (tamusi) and certain benevolent spirits in the sky
* clouds collectively

### References

* Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 291
* Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kapu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 206; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 199

## Laboya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkaːpu]

### Noun

kapu
* lime

### References

* Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “kapu”, in Lamboya word list‎, Leiden: LexiRumah

## Latvian
### Noun

kapu m
* inflection of kaps:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural
* genitive plural of kapi

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkapu/

### Noun

kapu
* accusative/instrumental singular of kapa

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *kabu (“cup, ladle” – compare with Tahitian ʻapu “cavity, shell [of gourds etc.]”, Samoan ʻapu and Tongan kapu “receptacle from rolled up leaf”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabuq (“ladle, dipper” – compare with Cebuano kabo).

### Noun

kapu
* scoop, ladle
    Synonyms: koko, tīkoko
* palm of one's hand
* instep of one's foot

### Verb

kapu
* to ladle, to scoop up
    Synonyms: koko, tīkoko

### Derived terms

* kakapu
* kapukapu
* kapunga

### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 112-3
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kapu.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 74

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kapu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 114
* “kapu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

kapu class V (plural makapu class VI)
* Augmentative of kikapu: large basket

## Trió
### Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kapu. Compare Ye'kwana kaju, Macushi ka', Panare ka', Wayana kapu, Kari'na kapu.

### Noun

kapu
* sky

## Turkish
### Noun

kapu
* Archaic form of kapı.